Water-gauge protector



Jan. 2, 1923. w. KEMP. I

' WATER GAUGE PROTECTOR.

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Patented alien. 2, 1923..

WILLIAIVI KEMZP, OF ST. LOUIS, IVEISSOUBI.

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Application filed February 7, 1921. Serial No. 443,012.

1 '0 al! 1.071 am it may con c-cm Be it known that l, Wrnmntr Kin/1r, a citizen of the United States, residing ln'the city of St. Louis and State of llllissourh'have invented certain new and useful ImproVements in Water-(i auge Protec ors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in water-gauge protectors, and, has for its object means which can be adjusted so as to attach the protector to any make, or style of water-gauge.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means so that the water-gauge protector may be attached to, or detached from the vatengauge by means of one hand.

.51 still further object of the invention is the provision of means to facilitate removal of the protector from the water-gauge, or the application thereof to the waterauge.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consis s in the novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described and linally pointed out in tlie'claims hereto appended.

lieferring to the accompanying drawings forming a i-"i-t of this specification, wherein like characters of reference denote similar parts throughout the several views:

l ig. 1, is a top plan view of the protector applier to a water-gauge. I

Fig. 2, a font elevation thereof.

Fig. 3, a side elevation thereof.

Fig. at, is a detail, full size, in top elevation of the protector with portions thereof broken away, and shown as applied to a water-gauge.

Fig. 5, is a detail, in perspective, of one of the upper adjusting arms.

Fig. 6, is a detail, in perspective, of one of the lower adjusting arms. I 2

Referring to the drawings, t e reference character designates the upper valve casing,

2 the lower valve casing and 3 the gauge-glass,

or tube supported. betweenthe two valve casings. 7 indicates a member having a screw threaderl connection with the upper valve casing 1 for supporting said inemliier. Member 4.-

provided with a pair of forwardly and laterally projecting arms 5, each having nn opening 6 near its outer end. 7 indicates a member having screw-threaded engagement with the lower valve casing 2 Member 7 for supporting the member i.

provided with pair of forwardly and laterally extending arms 8, each having an opening 9 near its outer end. The members and i' are held in vertical alignment and the openings of the arms of the upper mem-' her 4 are in vertical alignment with the openings of the arms of the lower member 7. The water-gauge protector comprises a front glass panel 10 and two side glass panels 11 held between'the upper and lower metallic U-shaped frames 12 and 13, respectively. The glass panels are held in position by means of the two corner rods 14 which are screw threaded at each end and provided with the upper and lower securing nuts 15 and. 16, respectively.

The reference character '17 indicates two like arm members each having a longitudinal slotted opening 18 and a boss 19 formed upon the upper faceof each arm at the inner ends thereof. A relatively long, preferably cylindrical, pin 20 although not necessarily cylindrical, extends upwardly from each boss 19, as clearly shown in detail in Fig. 5. The arms 17 each rest upon the top frame 12, at the corners thereof, and the rods 1% pass through the slotted openings 18, clearly shown in Fig. 1. The securing nuts 15 hold the arms 17 in their adjusted positions, as is manifest. It will be here observed that the slotted openings 18 in the arms 17 permit the arms to be adjusted inwardly and outwardly, and are rotated so that the vertical pins 20 may be adjusted to come in direct alignment with the fixed openings of the arms of the casing members 1, as the opening may be spaced differently upon dilferent types and makes of watergauge valve casings. i

The reference character 21 designates two likev arm members each having a longitudinal slotted opening 22 and each provided with a boss 23 for-med upon the upper face of each arm at the inner ends thereof, as shown in detail in Fig. 5. A relatively short, preferably cylindrical pin 24, althoughnot necessarily cylindrical, extends downwardly from the lower face of each arm at the inner ends thereof; The arms-21 each engage the lower face of the lower frame member 13, at the corners thereof and the lower threaded ends thereof pass through the slotted openings 22 of the arms 21. as shown in Fig. 2. The lower securing nuts 16 hold the arms 21 in their proper adjusted positions, as is inanifest. It will be here observed that the pins 21 pass through the openings 9 of the arms 8 of the lower valve casing member. It will also be observed that tl e slotted openings 22 of the arms 21 permit the arms to be adjusted so that the pins 24 will register with the openings 9 of the arms 8 of different styles, or malres of water-gauges. Thelower arms 21 rest upon the arms 8 of the screwthreaded valve casing member 7, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The pins 20 of the upper arms 17 being longer than the pins 24- of the lower arms, it will be observed, permits the pins 20 to be moved upwardly through the openings'G of the arms 5 which causes the pins 24 of the lower armsto be withdrawn from the open ings, 9 inlthe lower arms 8 permitting the loy'ver end the witter-Gauge pIOiLBClIOY to be movedv outwardly or forwardly and then moved downwardly for withdrawing or removing. the pins 20. of the upper arms 17 from the openings 6 of the arms 5 of the upper valve casing member 4.

To attach the protector to a watera'uge, the operator first places the pins 20 of the arms 17, in theopeningsti of the arms15 of theupperrvalve casing member 4, and after they are. forced upwardly far asthey will go, the protector. is moved into a vertical position andlowered directing-the pins 2% of the lower arms 21, into. theopenings 9 of the armsS or thelower valve casing member 7.

From the foregoing description, it is evident that by loosening the securingnuts 15 and 16 the arms 17 and 21 may be adjusted to. the desired and proper position to cause the pins 20 and 24: to lie in alignment with theopenings of the. arms of the upper and lower valve casing members 4 and ".7 so that the pinsQO andW: can be received by the openings when applying the protector a water-gauge. This arrangement of parts permits the protector to, be applied to any style of water-gauge, regardless as to the spaced relation of the openings in the arms of the upper and lower valve casing members 4i and 7.

It willalso be evident from the foregoing,

description that the protector may be applied, 'or removed from, a water-gauge with,

the use of but one hand, that the device is simple inrconstruction, durable and applicable to use. 1n connection with any style or make of water-gauge. i

The many advantages of the hereindescribedinvention-will readily suggest them selves to those skilled ill-the art to which it appertains.

i do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the exact details'of constru'cembodying angle valve casings and a glass tube between the valve casings and in commun-mationtherewith, of ears projecting forwardly and outwardly irom the valve casings, a glass tubeprotector U-shaped in.

crosssection, slotted arms adjustably sup ported at the upper and lower corners of the tube protector and removably connected with the ears of the valve casingsfo'r supporting the protector about the glass tube.

2. The combination with a waterrgauge embodying angle valve casings and a glass tube between the valve casings. and in communication therewith of cars projecting forwardly and outwardly from the valve casings a glass tube protector U shaped in cross-section slotted arms adjustaloly. supported at the upper and lower corners of the tube protector and pins ezztending from the adjustable arms and receivable in openings in the projecting ears of the valve casingjior supporting the tube protector in position.

3. The combination with. a water-gauge embodying angle valve casingsand a glass tube between the valve casings and in communication therewitln'of a pair of cars each having an opening projecting forwardly and outwardly from each valve casing, a protector U-shaped in CX'OSSTSGCtlOIl compri ing transparent front and side walls a rim engaging the ends of said walls, rods for. uniting said walls at the corners of the protector, arms arranged.. :tt each corner each having slotted openings for the passage of said rods, and securing nuts for holding, the arms in their adjusted positions, and means entendi: from each arm for receptionin openings of the ears projecting from. the valve casings for supporting; the protectorin position adjacent a water-gauge tube.

In testimony. whereof, l have hereunto signed my name to the specification.

WILLIAM KEMP; 

